Moved Orchid by Bench

Put sticks here 3 days ago, gone today.

Big stick on the ground.

Trying to get all the dirt around it and under the roots.

Moved it over a few feet under this broken tree.

Should be easy to locate. 

Shooting Stars

A little bud starting to climb.

There are a bunch of shooting stars in the gravel again.  

Location of Triteleia Grandiflora

Location marked. 

Two strange pink shoots in the place it was last year. 

To the left of 4 trees.

Clump of 4 trees, just before the curve. 

Catkins on Hazelnut Trees

There aren't a lot of catkins on this tree. 

I found to hazelnuts on a bush behind the pool.  

Two very small hazelnuts that I ate. 

Biscuit Root Plants

Found a bunch of biscuit root leaves.

Three patches here. 

Pussy Willow

They scrapped the area under the power lines but thankfully left the pussy willow.

April 3 it was gone. 

 

Saxifrage cespitosa

Saxifrage cespitosa

In Washington State, several species of saxifrage are native, including Saxifraga cespitosa (tufted saxifrage), Saxifraga cernua (nodding saxifrage), and Saxifraga mertensiana (wood saxifrage). 

A tufted, mat-form herbaceous perennial with small white flowers which grows along ledges, gravelly ridges and in scree.

 

Western Larkspur Shoot

Found a little shoot starting. 

 

Orchid found

This is the orchid that was crushed last year. 

I'm happy to know exactly where it is located. 

Sticks gone, so put in new ones 3/28. 

Talked About Native Wildflowers in the Preserve

This is what I am.

Because I am curios.

 

Yellow Violets and Fawn Lily Shoots

First tiny yellow violet shoots. 

Fawn lily peeking out of the ground. 

Daffodils and White Crosus

Daffodils started opening a few days ago.

Found this one white crocus near where the farm house was located. 

Cluster Lily Seedheads

I found these cluster lily seedheads near the entrance at Schmitz.

They were protected by the wire mesh around the plants. 

The power is in the seed. 

 

Ladie's Tresses

These are by the log with the red currants. 

This is the second one. 

 

Wildflower Plants are Sprouting

Today I found several chocolate lily sprouts.

These are camas. 

 

Camas

First camas by orchids.

More Shooting Stars

These are on the triangle side of the trail. 

Found some old sticks that showed me where they are.